scholarly journals Perceptions of Intra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse and Intimate Parent-Child Interactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-55
Author(s):  
Qian-Wen Xie ◽  
Joshua Miller
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Parent Child

The current study aimed to explore Chinese undergraduate students’ perceptions of intimate parent-child interactions (IPCI) and intra-familial Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) as well. 354 undergraduate students from 15 universities or colleges in Beijing were recruited to participate in an online-based survey. Results indicated that IPCI such as co-bathing and co-sleeping were very common among Chinese undergraduate students during childhood. Factors including the child’s age and gender, as well as the parent’s gender involved in IPCI were found to impact respondents’ perceptions of the appropriateness of those interactions. Moreover, respondents’ perceptions of the appropriateness of parent-child intimate interactions might also be influenced by their childhood experiences of parental interactions and their perceptions of intra-familial CSA. The study suggested that distinguishing intra-familial CSA from normative IPCI will continue to be contested and culturally shaped. Comprehensive information and public education about intra-familial CSA are needed for the prevention of CSA in Chinese society.

scholarly journals Child sexual abuse, poor parental care and adult depression: evidence for different mechanisms

2001 ◽  
Vol 179 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Hill ◽  
Andrew Pickles ◽  
Elizabeth Burnside ◽  
Marie Byatt ◽  
Lynn Rollinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Parental Care ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Adult Relationships ◽  
Adult Depression ◽  
Primary Care Practices

BackgroundChild sexual abuse (CSA) and poor parental care (neglect and institutional care) are associated with depression in adult life. Little is known about possible mechanisms underlying these associations.AimsTo examine the role of adult intimate-love relationships as differential mediators or moderators of the associations between CSA, poor parental care and adult depression.MethodSampling was carried out in two phases. In the first, questionnaires were sent to women aged 25–36 years in five primary care practices. Second-phase subjects for interview (n=198) were drawn from three strata defined on the basis of childhood adversities. Recalled childhood experiences and recent adult relationships and depression were assessed and rated independently. Frequencies of predictor and response variables, effect estimates and their confidence intervals were weighted back to the general population questionnaire sample.ResultsThe risk for depression associated with CSA was unaffected by quality of adult relationships, while the risk associated with poor parental care was substantially altered.ConclusionsThere may be different pathways linking CSA and poor parental care to adult depression.

Childhood Experiences of Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra P. Thomas ◽  
Kenneth Phillips ◽  
Kelly Carlson ◽  
Elizabeth Shieh ◽  
Elizabeth Kirkwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Experiences

The Relationship of Play Activity and Gender to Parent and Child Sex-typed Communication

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Campbell Leaper ◽  
Jean Berko Gleason
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Sex Typing ◽  
Play Activity ◽  
Child Pair ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Construction Play ◽  
Parent Child

The influence of contextual factors on parent-child interactions, and the role of these factors in the incidence of gender differences in communication, was examined. Twelve daughters and twelve sons (mean age = 43 months) visited a university laboratory on separate occasions, once with their mothers and once with their fathers. During both visits, the parent-child pair played with a relatively masculine-stereotyped toy set, oriented toward construction play (a take-apart car), and a relatively feminine-stereotyped toy set, oriented toward social-dramatic play (props for a grocery store). Transcripts of the parent and child speech acts were coded while listening to audiotape recordings of the interactions. The results indicated that the play activity, and not the speaker's gender, significantly affected both parents' and children's use of different speech acts. Parent gender was an additional predictor of children's speech. All of the significant effects had large effect sizes. The findings support theoretical models and other research reports that emphasise the importance of activity settings in the sex-typing process.

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